Yangcheng defeated the Khitan army in the first battle, which made the soldiers of the whole army excited, and the people of the city rejoiced. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info was happy to see them, Tang Xu was also very happy, and Li Shouzhen was even more excited, and wanted to worship him for eight times to make friends with brothers with different surnames.

Although Tang Xu was quite surprised, Li Shouzhen's sincerity was not easy to shirk, so he set up a candle under an old tree in Yangcheng to worship him.

"Although they have different surnames, they become brothers and work together to help the needy; Report to the country, under An Lishu. The oath is chiseled, the friendship is far-reaching, Tang Xu followed Li Shouzhen to recite word by word, and his chest seemed to be surging, and he couldn't help himself for a long time.

The news that Du Chongwei led his troops to break the Khitan army was quickly reported to the imperial court, and the emperor Shi Chonggui was overjoyed and ordered to reward the soldiers of Yangcheng and those who had made meritorious contributions, but Tang Xu did not receive a single reward. Li Shouzhen probed the reason, and Du Chongwei did not mention anything about Tang Xu's actions in the report. Although Li Shouzhen was indignant, he did not dare to express his dissatisfaction because of his official rank. Tang Xu doesn't mind Du Chongwei's narrow-mindedness, there is nothing important other than life and death, let him go.

The Khitan has suffered a great defeat and may not come back in a short time. Although Du Chongwei's troops were victorious, they suffered heavy losses after months of stalemate, and they needed to return to Korea to recuperate. Li Shouzhen invited Tang Xu to go to the capital with him, Tang Xu didn't mean this, but the party members in the caravan felt that it was just an opportunity, so Tang Xu had no choice but to agree.

After many days of bumpy road, Tang Xu came to Kaifeng, the capital. Li Shouzhen invited him to live in his house, Tang Xu felt inconvenient, and he didn't want those party members to find too many military secrets, so he and the caravan found an inn to live in.

When Du Chongwei returned to the capital, he was summoned by Emperor Shi Chonggui and held a banquet to reward a group of soldiers, and Li Shouzhen was also invited.

"The soldiers fought bloodily for the country, the widows worried day and night, and couldn't sleep, and now they are gratifying to return triumphantly. General Du is resourceful, the soldiers under his command are brave, and I have no worries. "Shi Zhonggui raised his glass. Du Chongwei was busy echoing, and Li Shouzhen was very unhappy in his eyes.

"Why is General Li so worried?" Shi Chonggui was just right, and asked him patiently.

"Your Majesty is sympathetic to the hard work of the soldiers, and feasts the meritorious heroes to show their grace, but the meritorious heroes have not been able to fulfill their duties, and they can't help but feel sorry for Your Majesty." Li Shouzhen gave Shi Chonggui a bow, and as soon as he said this, Du Chongwei was so anxious that he almost jumped to his feet.

Who else has merit and did not report it? Shi Chonggui sighed and looked at Du Chongwei.

"Your Majesty is angry, the ministers are in a hurry to write, or there are omissions, wait for the ministers to carefully check, and then report to Your Majesty." Du Chongwei knelt on the ground in a cold sweat, and cursed Li Shouzhen and Tang Xu fiercely in his heart.

"General Li, who else is a meritorious hero?" Shi Chonggui smiled secretly, he knew that Du Chongwei was arrogant and narrow-minded, and he was unwilling to even avoid the emperor. If it weren't for the fact that there was no one in the court and he was his uncle, he would have been allowed to go home to live for the rest of his life.

"Your Majesty, the minister is negligent, this time he can break the Khitan army, and there is a person named Tang Xu who must not be mentioned." The emperor did not give up, and Du Chongwei had to take the lead, not allowing Li Shouzhen to embarrass himself.

"Where is Tang Xu?" Shi Chonggui looked at the ministers present, and Du Chongwei said that Tang Xu was just a businessman and had no official position, so he was not present. Shi Chonggui waved his hand and said that the hero didn't ask where he came from, and then asked people to find Tang Xu.

Tang Xu was resting in the inn, suddenly a group of soldiers came and said that they were going to take him away, the innkeeper looked frightened and thought that he had committed something, Tang Xu didn't know what happened but couldn't get out, so he followed the people who came.

Tang Xu sat in the opaque car and didn't know where he went, and when someone finally asked him to get out of the car, he was stunned by the towering city gate in front of him, the vermilion lacquer gate, the copper nails refracting the dazzling golden light, and the tall city wall can no longer be described as big and big, compared with the towering city gates and towers, the mighty soldiers around are ridiculously short, Tang Xu opened his mouth and couldn't speak, and the city gate slowly opened at this time. The soldiers who were traveling with him looked serious, and when they walked into the door in line, Tang Xu panicked, and waited until the last soldier was also a few feet away before he hurriedly followed.

Entering the door, the scene was even more strange, the rows of maids under the white city wall walked briskly with their heads bowed, and just out of sight, a group of men with lanterns in their hands came from a distance. Tang Xu searched hard for the memories in his mind, and a feeling slowly emerged. Could it be that this is the Imperial Palace? With this thought, looking at the surrounding things, people, things, and the dragon patterns that can be seen everywhere, every glance confirms Tang Xu's conjecture. Guessing the answer didn't make it easy for him, dealing with Li Xu for a while had already made Tang Xu feel pressured, and now he was going to see the emperor again? Although the five dynasties change frequently, the short-lived emperors are far less powerful than the Qin Emperor, Han Wu, Tang Sect, and Song Zu, but they also have the power of life and death.

At the beginning, Xu Shijie said to Tang Xu that people had to bow their heads under the eaves, Tang Xu was very annoyed, but he didn't expect the eaves to get bigger and bigger, and he was afraid that this head would get lower and lower. Tang Xu also has a big heart, and at this time, he can still walk while traveling, and finally was stopped by someone in front of a big hall.

“！” In front of Tang Xu is a few meters wide stone carved steps, left, middle and right are lined up, and the top of the steps is a majestic palace, with a red lacquer and gold roof, and a colorful carved dragon.

"Xuan Tang Xu's visit." The voice was very sharp and long, like an arrow shooting into Tang Xu's ears, he followed the sound and looked around, but he didn't see anyone. When he walked up from the left steps with his head down, he saw a thin and tall man in palace clothes in front of the main hall, who should be a eunuch.

Tang Xu had never seen a eunuch, and now that this mysterious creature appeared alive in front of his eyes, he couldn't help but look carefully. In addition to having no beard, he is actually well maintained, his skin is smooth and delicate, his eyebrows and eyes are delicate, and he looks like he is in his twenties. The man saw that Tang Xu had been staring at him, and he blushed to himself, Tang Xu was so embarrassed that he hurriedly lowered his head, there was Lan Jun who opened the door to a new world for him, and now he can't even get along with men too casually.

Walking into the main hall, although it was full of people, it was so quiet that you could hear a needle falling on the ground. Tang Xu trembled and crossed the ridiculously high threshold, and saw a man with golden hair and gorgeous clothes sitting high on the top, presumably it was the emperor. Tang Xu didn't dare to slack off, and knelt down to bow on the ground.

"Your name is Tang Xu?" Shi Chonggui was surprised by his youth, such a hairy boy could really help Du Chongwei retreat from the enemy? Could it be that he pretended to cover up and let this person win his trust, but in fact he deceived himself?

"I'm Tang Xu." Where did Tang Xu know the emperor's thoughts, and answered honestly.

"General Du said that you helped my Great Jin army retreat the Khitan soldiers, is this true?" Shi Chonggui made up his mind that if the two of them worked together to deceive him, he would definitely take the opportunity to kill his uncle's prestige.

"Yes." Tang Xu felt that what he said was serious, there were not so many soldiers fighting, how could he retreat from the enemy on his own. He wanted to deny it, but Li Shouzhen gave him a look, so Tang Xu nodded and admitted it.

"Tang Xu, how old are you this year, and where are you from?" Shi Chonggui secretly praised him for his courage.

"Back to Your Majesty, the villain is 18 years old this year." As soon as Tang Xu spoke, the whole hall was shocked.

"You are so young but have made such a great achievement, and you are curious about what method you used to retreat from the enemy?" Shi Chonggui became a little curious about him, and it was unheard of for such an upright liar in front of the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the minister at that time." Du Chongwei dared to speak, and he also wanted to add oil and vinegar to his face.

"Du Aiqing is not in a hurry, the widow wants to hear what Tang Gongzi said." Shi Chonggui didn't understand Du Chongwei's thoughts, he thought that Du Chongwei was afraid that Tang Xu would say that he would leak his mouth before he came to block it, of course he couldn't let him succeed.

Tang Xu only asks for no fault, not merit, since the emperor asked, he carefully explained the ins and outs of the situation. Of course, when it comes to why there is an idea of borrowing the west wind, I will mention it in one sentence, otherwise it will be bad to be a madman.

"Wonderful, wonderful." At first, Shi Chonggui just wanted to wait for him to talk to himself and then clean him up, but the more Tang Xu spoke, the more exciting it became, Shi Chonggui was unconsciously attracted, and Tang Xu still had a long aftertaste after speaking.

"The widow has never heard such a wonderful story in his life." Shi Chonggui exclaimed. At this time, a eunuch quietly entered the hall and said these things in Shi Chonggui's ear, and Shi Chonggui looked at Tang Xu and Du Chongwei while listening.

"Your Majesty, this is not a story." Tang Xu said it enthusiastically, and the fierce scene of the day was vivid in front of him, but Shi Chonggui felt that it was just a story, which made him very angry.

"The widow is mistaken, don't be surprised by Tang Gongzi." Shi Chonggui said with a smile, this scene frightened everyone. Tang Xu confronted the emperor, and the emperor not only did not get angry but apologized, and they all guessed what kind of incredible character Tang Xu was.

Tang Xu didn't think it was a big deal for Shi Chonggui to apologize to himself, but he also had a good impression of this emperor. At the end of the banquet, Shi Chonggui was rewarded for his meritorious deeds, and Tang Xu also received many rewards, as well as a mansion and servants. The Manchu Dynasty civil and military came to say goodbye, and these flattering faces made Tang Xu feel very funny. The emperor was just polite to him, and he attracted so many stammering people. In the next few days, Tang Xu was busy with perfunctory work everywhere and was exhausted. In the dead of night, I miss Wang Dali and Lan Jun, and even Xu Shijie, only they are sincere to themselves. Tang Xu came out this time to visit the old folks in Liujia Village, but at this time, it was entrenched by Khitan forces, and he got the smiling face of the Great Jin Emperor here, so it was difficult to withdraw for a while, so he had to stay temporarily and then think about it in the long run.